Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Cincinnati voters have rejected "Measure 9," an anti-streetcar initiative, by a 56-44 percent margin. The measure was aimed at killing a streetcar plan approved earlier this year by the city council, and would have required further referenda...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
This is the final installment of my miniseries about Cincinnati's remarkable Over-the-Rhine neighborhood, potentially a national model for smart, green revitalization. For previous posts in the series, visit Part 1 (the legacy and the challenge), Part 2 (building on...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Environmental Justice , Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
This was going to be the final installment of my miniseries about Cincinnati's remarkable Over-the-Rhine neighborhood, but I'm on too much of a roll to finish today. (Or, as my man Van would put it, "it's too late to stop...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Environmental Justice , Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
Last week I wrote the first installment of my miniseries about Cincinnati's remarkable Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. As I wrote then, this distinct and historic quarter adjacent to Cincinnati's downtown is full of promise but bears considerable scars from decades of disinvestment,...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Environmental Justice , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
Cincinnati's historic and very centrally located Over-the-Rhine neighborhood is poised to become one of America's greatest revitalization stories, in the process creating a national exemplar of green, sustainable development. But a lot of things will need to happen in...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Environmental Justice , Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably
Some great folks at the University of Cincinnati have begun to acquaint me with an exciting revitalization effort going on in the historic Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of their city. In many ways, what I have learned so far -...continued→
